Bored and hungry, John Hurt eats a nice big alien egg. Later he suffers with a terrible stomach condition. Alien egg grows up into a big strong alien and Ripley from Ghostbusters has to strip down to some tiny pants and duff it up
Trivia
The design of the alien was based on I Shot the Sherrif hit-maker Eric Clapton
Sigourney Weaver and the alien became firm friends during the production and still meet up once a year for dinner
Originally, the alien was voiced by Carry On legend Sid James. His performance was entirely removed apart the climatic fight scene when James’ distinctive cackle can still be heard
The computers on the Nostromo use an early prototype of Windows 95
Bloopers
When first investigating the alien planet, the seafront at Southend can clearly be seen in the background
Quotes
“The truth is out there” – Mulder
Details
Full Name: Alien
Duration: 117 minutes
Release: 1979
Starring
Sigourney Weaver
Ian Holm
John Hurt (I bet it did)
